The reason why Zhang Taixu repeatedly mentioned the word seven in the more than 100 words he left behind is to make us pay attention to it all the time. Let us think of seven when we solve each puzzle, which is exactly the hint that Zhang Taixu left us for the second puzzle.

Thinking of the number seven, it is much easier to decipher this hexagram. In addition to the top of the hexagram, there are a total of 42 hexagrams, and 42 is exactly divisible by seven.

If the forty-two hexagrams are divided into seven parts, each one only has six hexagrams, and if you want to derive the hexagrams of the six gossip patterns, Zhang Zhenren can do it with his toes. And that's how this second puzzle is solved. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Ziyang took a sip of water, and he said this series of tirades almost in one go, looking at the shocked eyes of everyone, Chen Ziyang knew that the other people had already understood what he meant.

"Everyone should understand, although I haven't deduced the hexagram yet, but Chen Daochang and I already know what the secret is hidden in these forty-three gossip patterns. This should be a seven-star dragon hunt. Zhang Linfu touched his bald head and said proudly.

As a mantra used by feng shui masters to record feng shui treasure points, the dragon hunt has evolved over thousands of years and is available in a variety of versions for a variety of terrains. Some of them are very simple, and some of them are very difficult to crack.

Correspondingly, the error of a simple dragon hunt will be larger, and it will be more difficult to find the hidden location in the dragon hunt. The higher the dragon hunting trick, the more difficult it is to crack, but the higher the accuracy, the less likely it is to make mistakes.

When Chen Ziyang was young, he followed Bai Shi Lao Dao to learn Taoism, and at that time, Bai Shi Lao Tao taught him the trick of dragon hunting. It's just that at that time, because Chen Ziyang was relatively young, the dragon hunting trick taught by Bai Shi Dao Master was relatively simple.

For example, go northwest until you come across a small river, then turn south, go to the foot of a mountain, turn southwest again, follow the ridge, and so on. This kind of dragon hunting trick is very simple, but the error is also very large, if you encounter a terrain that is relatively close to the mantra record, you will get lost, you will lose your way. This trick can only be used as a child's game.

Although the dragon hunting trick used in the search for the Bohai Palace is also very simple, it is only composed of some directions, but the dragon hunting trick requires the help of utensils.

Those who use the dragon search method must first have the pattern on the key of the Bohai Palace, and then combine the patterns to get the direction of the order, and then use the magnet pillar as a reference point.

This kind of dragon hunting trick is more difficult to use, not only need to get the relevant artifacts, but also need to solve the secrets hidden in it, but also to find the magnet pillars one by one. But the reliability is very great, as long as you find the right reference, you will not get lost at all, and you will definitely reach the end of the dragon search guide.

Among the various dragon search tricks, the highest one is the Seven Star Dragon Hunting Trick. However, the high one does not mean omnipotent, and the Seven Star Dragon Quest has extremely strict requirements for the trend of the mountains and rivers that can be recorded.

A mountain peak can be called a mountain, several peaks can be called a mountain range when they are connected to each other, and the mountain range stretches, and countless small mountain ranges are intertwined from different directions to become a vast mountainous area.

It is very difficult to record the location of a mountain peak in a large mountainous area, and the mountains that can usually be connected together to form a mountain range have little difference in movement and shape, and it can be said that these mountains all look very similar.

To accurately record the location of a mountain range in this kind of terrain, it is necessary to use multiple points to record it, so that people can find the exact location of the dragon finder in the intricate mountains. The Seven Stars Dragon Quest is used in this case.

Although the Seven Stars Dragon Quest is the highest dragon quest, its principle is very simple, that is, starting from the starting point, recording seven directions, seven distances and seven heights. It can be said that the Seven Stars Dragon Quest is the earliest three-dimensional coordinates.

As long as these seven spatial points are determined from the starting point, then the mountain range where these seven points are located must be the mountain range indicated by the dragon hunting technique.

Although there are many similar mountains in the world, there are no two mountains that are exactly the same. There is no mountain range that can have the same height and distance in seven places at the same time, which ensures the accuracy of the Seven Stars Dragon Hunting Technique.

"Seven Stars Dragon Hunting? Isn't that right, shouldn't the Seven Stars Dragon Quest be composed of seventy-seven and forty-nine gossip patterns? Even with the addition of this elephant, there are only forty-three gossip patterns on this piece of paper. Jada gave a disdainful expression, clearly disapproving of the conclusion reached by the two men.

The eight people here are all teachers of Maoshan, and they are not general, and they also know some of the advanced dragon hunting tricks like the Seven Star Dragon Seeking Formula, and all the Seven Star Dragon Seeking Recipes that have been handed down are all composed of forty-nine gossip patterns, so Jia Da raised such a question.

"You know only one thing, you don't know the other. Can't your brain live a little like Daochang Chen? will be rote all day long, read from the book, and will not be flexible at all. Daochang Chen, you can explain it to them. Zhang Linfu said disdainfully.

Originally, this question was raised by Jada, Chen Ziyang didn't want to answer the question in Jada's heart, but he also found the same question in the eyes of the people around him, it seems that these people, like Jada, don't quite believe that these forty-three gossip patterns are the Seven Stars Dragon Hunting Formula, so he explained:

"Yes, the orthodox seven-star dragon hunting recipe does require forty-nine gossip patterns to indicate seven points, and the gossip patterns on this piece of paper are only forty-three, but have you noticed that this one is the top one.

Previously, we thought that this Gen was independent of the other Forty-two Bagua patterns in order to point out that the destination was in the mountains in the northwest direction, but in fact, in addition to this reason, the Gen elephant has a more important role, that is, it is a universal Bagua pattern.

After the forty-two Bagua patterns below are divided into seven groups, each group of Bagua patterns is six, and if each group is added to the previous Gen, it is exactly seven Bagua patterns, which means that Gen is used here seven times. ”

"I'll go, it's too complicated, I can't imagine that this puzzle is so difficult, how the hell is your kid's head, how can you think of this place. This is a turn, this turn is so urgent that my steering wheel has fallen. Jin Huang said in surprise.

"The reason why I was able to think of this is because of the blessing of Zhang Linfu and Zhang Zhenren. The gossip pattern on this piece of paper was recorded by a real person exactly according to the lines on the astrolabe, and each line was exactly the same length and angle. It was his meticulous attitude that helped me a lot and allowed me to discover the secret. Come and see here. ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Ziyang flattened the paper with the gossip pattern, and the other people all gathered around. Seven black heads and a bald head hung in a circle above the paper.

"Have you noticed any differences in these gossip patterns on the paper?" Chen Ziyang asked mysteriously.

After looking at it for a while, Fang Zheng replied: "Some of these patterns are horizontal, and some are oblique, but they are all gossip patterns, except for the different angles of inclination, there is nothing special." ”

"Yes, the problem is from the point of view of these gossip. I asked Guo Zhenren before, and he said that all the points and lines on the astrolabe are fixed, where is the position of each point, how many lines stretches out from each point, and which direction each line extends from is fixed, and this is the case with all astrolabes in the world.

It is precisely because of this that I thought that the reason why these gossip patterns have some angles is to accommodate the reason for the astrolabe. After all, it is not easy to piece together forty-three Bagua patterns from the line segments on the astrolabe, and some angle deviations are inevitable.

But then I thought again, since the person who set the puzzle can perfectly combine the stars and the hexagrams, then the angle of these gossip patterns must have another meaning, and it will not be as simple as it seems. And that's exactly what happened.

I don't know if you have noticed, although at first glance the angle of the tilt of these forty-two gossip patterns is different, but if you look closely, you will find the pattern here. Now you look at the first, the seventh, and the eleventh pattern at the same time and see what you find. ”

Hearing Chen Ziyang say this, everyone shifted their attention to these three gossip patterns, and Liu Cong directly stretched out his finger and clicked a little on these three patterns, so that everyone could determine the location.

"The angle of inclination of these three gossip patterns seems to be the same." After looking at it for a while, Xu Xiaoyuan said with great certainty.

But after her reminder, other people also discovered this key. Drawing inferences from one another, all the people found that among the 42 gossip patterns, there are seven kinds of oblique angles, and each oblique angle is not much, and there are exactly six Bagua patterns.

"I see, these oblique angles divide these forty-two gossip patterns into seven groups, and each group has exactly six, which is indeed the Seven Stars Dragon Hunting Technique.

Oh my God! What kind of person can use the astrological signs, hexagrams, and astrolabes to such an extent! After gasping, Liu Cong said in surprise.

"Shocked, isn't it shocking. I'll tell you the truth, after Daoist Chen just explained it to me, I didn't believe that there would be people in the world who could reach such a level of Taoism.

But the facts are in front of me, and I can't help but believe it. After a long sigh, Zhang Linfu said slowly. There was a kind of sourness in his words, obviously the same shock at the skill level of the person who set up the puzzle.

"In the first test, the person who set up the puzzle combined the astrological and hexagram signs; And in this second test, the person who set up the puzzle combined the hexagram and the dragon search trick together. This Taoist holy place is not simple.

But now we finally have some ideas, it seems that the next puzzle will not be a single puzzle, but a combination of many types of Taoism in it, and there may even be three or four combinations, which also provides some reference for us to solve the puzzle next.

Alright, don't be surprised. The Seven Star Dragon Quest is just right for the complex terrain of the Qinling Mountains, and now that the matter has been decided, I am going to deploy the next move. Zhang Linfu said seriously.

Hearing Zhang Linfu's words, everyone found a place to sit down and waited with a serious face.

After lighting a cigarette, Zhang Linfu said in an irrefutable tone: "If it was in the past, if you want to crack the Seven Star Dragon Hunting Technique, you must divide the team into seven, and each team will find a point, so that when all the teams have determined their locations, the mountain range will naturally be found."

However, this method is too clumsy, and at the same time, the danger of dividing a relatively small team into seven teams at once is very high, so I do not recommend this method.

Fortunately, it is now the information age, and the development of science and technology has provided us with convenience, and I have thought of a safer and more secure method at the same time, and you will listen to my orders. ”

"Liu Cong, you immediately go to find a topographic map of the Qinling Mountains, the smaller the scale, the better, the more detailed the map, the better, if you really can't find it, contact Old Man Chen, he should have a way to get it."

"Yes!"

"Fang Zheng, you go to Zhen Hao and assist him in keeping his next action confidential. We've been delayed for so many days, and there are so many people here, so the people of the Dragon Digging Society must already know that we're here.

Next, we are about to enter the Qinling region, where the terrain is complex and the area is very wide, as long as we lose our traces, their spies will be useless, we must do a good job of secrecy in the next step, and we must not let them follow them. ”

"Yes!"

"Jin Huang, you go get me some good wine, and get a few snacks, old man, I'm in a good mood today, you stay and drink a few cups with me."

"Huh? It's ......"

"Ziyang, tomorrow I will crack this seven-star dragon search trick, and when the time comes, you follow me, and I will teach you my insights and some experiences in hexagrams. I'm not informal, you don't have to kneel down and kowtow to me, you can be regarded as one of my nominal disciples. ”

"Huh?!" Chen Ziyang almost didn't fall down, if it was a sharp turn for Zhang Linfu to ask Jin Huang to get the wine just now, now Zhang Linfu's words are simply a 720-degree hovering in the air, and this turn is too urgent.

"There is no way if people are too good, it has only been a few days, Guo Huaxing and Zhang Linfu are fighting to accept themselves as apprentices." At the thought of learning something brain-consuming again, Chen Ziyang felt that his head was too big.

"Bah, you old immortal, do you still have face? Chen Ziyang is half of my apprentice, and you still want to snatch him away from me? Guo Huaxing stepped on one leg on the bed, slapped the other leg with his right hand, pointed at Zhang Linfu and scolded.

"When did he become your apprentice, did he perform the apprenticeship......

In the quarrel between Guo Huaxing and Zhang Linfu, the other six people quietly left the room and began to prepare.

Fuck me! Three more! 12,000 words! As a person who has worked in the unit for eight hours during the day, this 12,000 words is already my limit, and I am so tired that I almost spurt out a mouthful of old blood, but for the first anniversary, I also fought hard.

If I were a professional writer, I would be able to guarantee that I would update more than 10,000 words a day, or even 20,000 words. But life is compelling, I still need to take those eight-hour shifts, 12,000 words of update to express my heart, thank you for your support over the past year.

(End of chapter)